Person:Elizabeth Walker (229)

Watchers
  • HHenry Finley1726 - 1805
  • WElizabeth Walker1726 - 1816
m. Bef 1757
  1. Archibald Finley1757 - 1839
  2. Robert Finley1762 - 1845
Facts and Events
Name Elizabeth Walker
Gender Female
Birth? 1726 Armagh, County Armagh, Northern Ireland
Marriage Bef 1757 to Henry Finley
Death? 1816 Cedar Creek, Shenandoah County, Virginia

Notes

Elizabeth Finley was mentioned in the Revolutionary War Pension Application file of her son, Archibald Finley (1757-1839), as follows:

Finley, Archibald - entered service 1776 in Virginia; son of Elizabeth; granted Pension age 61 in Shenandoah County, Virginia, 1818; resided 1824 in Frederick County, Virginia, where he died 2/11/1839; married 4/1784 to Margaret; widow applied for Pension age 74 in Frederick County, 1839 & died 12/1839; children included Robert & Archibald, who resided there in 1839; other children mentioned but not named; son Archibald gave power of attorney in 1854 there to agent to apply for pension; widow & son's Pension applications were rejected; soldier's mother Elizabeth died leaving 7 children and 29 grandchildren; soldier had cousin William Mailey, who died abt. 1813 on Eastern Shore of Maryland, whose Last Will & Testament left legacy to soldier's mother. F-R3554, R976.